Japanese punk band SpecialThanks’ song “My name is SUN” from the Seven Lovers album was selected for the Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. lifestyle campaign. http://youtu.be/rhycb_wj6Ac
Link: http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-92474-interview-with-babymetal.html
RESONANCE MEDIA 2012 Summary RESONANCE Media is proud to work with many Japanese labels and management companies, including HoriPro, Amuse, Teichiku, Up Front Group, and many indies! MAJOR PROJECTS (2012) May’n USA Tour Campaign (HoriPro) RESONANCE Media services: Los Angeles/San Francisco tour promotion, press releases, websites, interviews, fan promotion, posters, Twitter, Facebook. Link: http://resonance-mms.com/2012/07/mayn-2012-usa-tour-campaign
Link: http://www.japanator.com/japanator-interviews-babymetal-27484.phtml
Link: http://colectivobunka.wordpress.com/2012/12/18/entre-mas-ruidoso-mas-nos-encanta-the-louder-it-is-the-more-we-like-it/
Link: http://www.kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/2012/12/16/interview-with-cantoy/
exist†trace guitarist miko Christmas event with Sixh. December 12, 2012 – exist†trace guitarist and songwriter miko participated in a special Christmas event with Sixh. fashion designer IBI on Sunday, December 9.
JaME http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-92299-hemenway-uraheme-welcome-to-the-other-side.html JRock247 http://jrock247.com/2012/12/hemenway-uraheme-welcome-to-the-other-side-review
December 15, 2012 – J-Pop band Swinging Popsicle’s song “Girl meets Boy” was chosen for the latest Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. webisode, which premiered this week on the new lifestyle brand’s official YouTube channel.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/12/09/video-meet-the-cross-dressing-idols-of-fudanjuku
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Idol group FUDANJUKU Facebook page achieves 10,000 fans in first month Number of Facebook fans doubles in just one week December 6, 2012 – Japanese idol group FUDANJUKU (“Yatterman,” “Ginga e Kickoff!”) started their official Facebook page on November 9, and has surpassed 10,000 fan “likes” less than one month. Even in […]
JRock247: http://jrock247.com/2012/12/specialthanks-campanula-ep-review Sparkplugged: http://sparkplugged.net/2012/11/specialthanks-campanula-e-p-review Japanator: http://www.japanator.com/review-specialthanks-the-campanula-e-p–27391.phtml
For Immediate Release UTB Los Angeles offers free Kouhaku broadcast on New Year’s Eve November 29, 2012 – Los Angeles Japanese television station UTB 18.2 will broadcast the special NHK music event “Kouhaku Uta Gassen” on December 31, 2012, with a repeat showing on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2013.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese idol group FUDANJUKU launches official Facebook page November 29, 2012 – Japanese idol group FUDANJUKU (“Yatterman,” “Ginga e Kickoff!”) started their official Facebook page this month. The all-female group performs as young males who each have their own “otaku” obsession. http://www.facebook.com/fudanjukujapan
Link: http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/11/exclusive-tokyohive-interviews-fudanjuku
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Limited Express (has gone?) spinoff band Ni-Hao! hits USA this week November 25, 2012 – Japanese band Limited Express (has gone?) is already legendary in the underground punk scene, led by the crazy onstage antics of bassist/vocalist Yukari. Now under the guise of “Blue Yukari,” she heads up the experimental noise duo […]
Budo Grape at Gulliver’s (Manchester): Live report and photos Interview with Budo Grape
exist†trace live performance at A-Kon 2013 Japanese all-girl rock band returns to America for third time in 3 years
J-Punk band CANTOY makes American debut at Tekkoshocon 2013 November 14, 2012 – Japanese punk band CANTOY will make their American live performance debut at Japanese anime and culture event Tekkoshocon in Pittsburgh, PA.
JRock247 http://jrock247.com/2012/11/dazzle-vision-evolution-review Sparkplugged http://sparkplugged.net/2012/12/dazzle-visions-evolution-review
JaME: http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-90059-cantoy-kill-.html Sparkplugged: http://sparkplugged.net/2012/07/cantoys-kill-album-review JRock247: http://jrock247.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/cantoy-kill-review RiceBurnerFM: http://riceburnerfm.com/2012/09/music-review-cantoy-japan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Japanese punk band DETROITSEVEN contributes to new song from The Vibrators October 10, 2012 – Popular Japanese punk band DETROITSEVEN’s guitarist Tomomi Nabana will perform on a new song by The Vibrators in an upcoming American CD release by Cleopatra Records.
MIX MARKET’s music videos start airing in rotation on L.A. television station UTB 18.2′s “UTB MUSIC TV” on 10/20 @10:00pm. “MONSTER!”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BABYMETAL sells out solo live show at Shibuya O-East October 11, 2012 – Japanese “kawaii metal” idol group BABYMETAL performed a sold-out one-man show titled “I,D,Z – LEGEND ‘I’” at Shibuya O-EAST on Saturday, October 6, in Tokyo. The trio of Moa Metal, Su-Metal, and Yui Metal sang, danced, moshed, and screamed […]
Link: http://jrock247.com/2012/09/dazzle-vision-interview-2012/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sea☆A – Live at AFA Indonesia 2012 September 26, 2012 – Idol group Sea☆A gave live performances of their popular anime themes from Cardfight!! Vanguard and Toriko at Anime Festival Asia Indonesia, which ran September 1 and 2, 2012, at the Jakarta International Expo.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAZZLE VISION returns to America for Tekkoshocon 2013 September 24, 2012 – Japanese hard-rock screamo band DAZZLE VISION will return to America to perform at Japanese anime and culture event Tekkoshocon in Pittsburgh, PA.
Link: http://www.kawaiikakkoiisugoi.com/2012/09/18/exclusive-interview-with-budo%c3%b7grape/
Yoko Yazawa’s music videos start airing in rotation on L.A. television station UTB 18.2′s “UTB MUSIC TV” on 9/15 @10:00pm. “Give Me!!!” “Honey Bunny” “Rashinban”